Category: Somalia
Somalia: The economic model of piracy is still threat
Nairobi (HAN) May 18, 2014. Regional Weekly Piracy news update. According to the European anti-piracy fleet Atalanta, the last capture of a major vessel by pirates dates back to May 2012. Since then, several vessels have been attacked or targeted, but the pirates have not managed to seize any of them; either in Somalia, Somaliland or…
Somalia: local Villagers succeeded in Repelling Al-shabaab Attacks
Nairobi (HAN) May 15, 2014. A regional reporter Tristan McConnell went back to Somalia to see how a recent African Union (AMISOM) and Somali National Army (SNA) offensive against Al Shabaab militants has gone, and to find out what’s changed in the capital, Mogadishu. According to the local security source, the militant leader of Al-Shabab…
Somalia: Puntland Sea Pirates Sentenced 41 years
Norfolk (HAN) May 14, 2014. By Tim McGlone, The Virginian Pilot. The United States federal judge sentenced a convicted Somali pirate to 41 years and half in prison after rejecting a prosecutor’s call for a mandatory life prison term. Mohamed Ali Said, 30, was convicted along with five other Somali men of piracy and related…
Oxfam America: To improve Money from Somalis in the United States to Somalia
Minneapolis (HAN) May 14, 2014. The News opinion By Ibrahim Hirsi, Mannpost, Community Sketchbook, Safari Restaurant and Event Center in Minneapolis, Where the best weddings, celebrations, community meetings, private parties and corporate event come together. When Oscar-nominated actor Barkhad Abdi took the stage Monday night, the crowd of about 100 that filled Safari Restaurant and Event Center…
Somalia: The Rise Of The 'Gatekeeper' by one sign "Najib Camp"
Somalia (HAN) May 14, 2014. In Somalia Today Gregory Warner of NPR Reported: Last year I took a drive through the streets of Mogadishu, Somalia, in a bulletproof SUV. My seatmate was Justin Brady, who at the time was working for the U.N. We were both wearing body armor — standard issue for these trips…
Somalia: Why Michael Stock is In Mogadishu?
Mogadishu (HAN) May 12, 2014 – Security projects, business and investment Story, reported by HAN & Geeska Afrika Online. Despite the threats from Islamist militants, suicide targets, car bobs and special operations, the Somali capital Mogadishu is bursting back to life. To invest in Somalia today, you might have to take matters into your own…
Somalia: Parliament and the issues of suicide car bombers
Mogadishu (HAN) May 12, 2014. A diplomatic letter from almost half of Somali parliamentarian calls on president Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud to step down or be forced out to insure security and the economic well-being of Somali society, according to their statement. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud is fighting for his political life after more than 100…
Somalia: Mogadishu Mayor Received the EU Military Security Police
Mogadishu (HAN) May 12, 2014 – Geeska Afrika Online security Corespondent in Mogadishu. Regional government of Banadir region and the mayor of Mogadishu city, General Mohamed Hussein, has today received the European Union security agencies. The EU officers are training to provide the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia security and tactical needs in the region.…
Kenya: Tim Hortons Brand in Somali Embassy Nairobi
Nairobi (HAN) May 12, 2014 – Diplomatic Story with Canadian Brand reported by HAN & Geeska Afrika Online reporter in Nairobi. Tim Hortons in Somalia a Facebook story by Somali Canadian who is an Ambassadors with a Member of Parliamentarian and Toronto star reporter in Nairobi in the Horn Africa, which in a photo showing…
Somalia: Uganda Strategy to Restore peace and stability in Mogadishu
Mogadishu (HAN) May 12, 2014 – The Federal Somalia President Hassan Shiekh Mohamoud left Uganda after a top secret briefing with his counterpart President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda.President Hassan Mohamoud was received at Entebbe International Airport by State Minister for Regional Affairs, Asuman Kiyingi as well as some senior security official to breif him Ugandan…
